Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-03
WORKS OF RELIGIOUS DEMON.
NATIONS.
FIRsr BRICk uHURuH.

AABuA untNh lhOMDus
During May the First Methodist Epis-
oopal Church Society Of Seattle seld to
the Puget Sound Improvement Oompa.
ny, for $30, 0o0. the church building and
parsonage lots % long owned and oacu
pied by them, on the southeast corner
Of Second and Columbia streets. The
price realized was . great one-ereateF
than ever before paid for like extent
Of ground on second street. Owing 10
the extension Of business In that diFec-
tiou, and Sne increased value given the
property in consequence, and also
owing 10 their owu desire for newer,
larger and better buildings, the society,
when rendered the amount named, felt
impelled to sell. Immediately after the
ID. N. Hyde lot, ooFnering on Third and
Marion streets, was selected for q
church size, and bought for $1,000.
The dwelling thereon has bean moved
back and will be renovated and adapt
cd 10 the purpose Of Q parsonage, until
another lot 10 secured and q new paF
sonage built. On the front Of the Hyde
lot the new church will be built. II
will be . 6ne structure, far SURPRISING
anything TO be found here or elsewhere
in the Territory. 1t viii cover the entire
lot front, 60 feet, and extend back so
feet, the walls being so feet high. The
basement will be stone, the body Of the
church Of brick. The basement will be
high, and will be divided into class
rooms. audience room, kitchen, three
entrances, etc. Il will be flushed and
furnished In RoSd style. The Marion
and Third street. fronts will be alike, q
large window Of cathedral giaes being
in the center Of each street wall Above
the church Will rise q tower rs feet
high-one Of the most conspicuous ID
iects in the city. The east and south
walls will be plain and NOT broken by
either doors or windows. Bellipgham
Bay sandstone will be used Tor trim
mines. The church viii be sol bAek Eve
feet from ths lins OF Third stFaet. The
entrances viii Be three In nam
Der. each double, that Is TO
both basement end church IN esch
case. These entrances will be 81 the
southwest, northwest aud northeast
corners Of the buiidinR. The preachers
platform will be az the middle Of the
south vail. near the center Of The
church, and the organ and choir will be
above. TIE seats will be IN circular
lines on inclined or rising floors, With
/! aislea between, gallery and main door
being alike in this particular, the gal
IeFy being reached b. steps a. the three
| church entrances. The seats below viii
hold SO persons, those 10 the gallery
500 The oetltBg will be arched. Ash
and other native woods VIII be aesd 10
| finishing. Gas will light a night. A
magnificent organ will be bought, at q
cest probably Of 5000 or $500. Il q
1 skNN Nkf1 owf1l ssr.u6
$1,000.
uoNaAKGkrIosAL oHuRcHEs.
A chapsl Of 20 BY 70 feet has been buiii
by the OOngreRstionAlista on Fourth
street, in the Pentias Addition, - 80
expense 81 500. II has Q high stoop
Doodle door. and 5 windows, and Il
hard finished.
The same denomination were pre-
ssnted by ID. 4. Denny two lots on
Birch street, PARA Addition, upon which
has been crested q church Of 30 by q
seea. With seats for 80 persona Il Il
veil finished Aad looks very church
ike. With its tower Of g feet, tie cireu-
lar fTout window and vestibule. Orna-
usentslion " Easalake. This is q me-
mortal church. ana Is named after Rev
liz. II Taylor, O former pastor Of Ply.
mouth uonGreGrational ODufca+ Who
accidentaIly shot and killed himself In
1851 The Taylor Church cost 8. 90.
FoR THE aluk AND HUaT.
The only addition 20 baiidinR men.
tsoaed 10 tbs article vii Be here DE-
soribed. In this case. however, tbs Cd
diiisn "a the larger part Of the house,
and 10 % extensive ~ 20 iastify an ex-
oepsian IN its favor. Pr0vidsnos Hos
pstAl. belsnging 10 the SistsFs Of CLARITY
Of the House Of Provideuoe, Il bsinc
enlarged By the addition Of los fees
-four stoFias high sn FIFTH street., With
uiaes Of % and Is fset width. rsaehine
back 100 feet. The brick basement Il
pArtitioasd into o samoer % apart
msnss. including dining rooms, kltch-
a. ete. fer the Sisaers- On the aoos
above wiIl Be paraors. operating room,
sraR s1ere, chapel. cAaplain's apaFt
ments, dininR room, Surgical roem, and
rooms fur private pasiaBia. Tha nexl
laoos eli Be Eiven 20 private patients,
dining room, een-. and The upper door
% a dosmilogy fos ne SISTERS, tmarm
sry, and private rooas for LADIES'. In
ths new pArt o. the Hospital win be ave
hmahrooEnm. making eight IN the shose